This article discusses the history of cassette data storage used with early home computers. It details the Kansas City standard, how data was encoded using frequency shift methods (2.4 kHz for ones, 1.2 kHz for zeros), and the challenges posed by the imperfect nature of consumer-grade audio recorders. It also mentions alternative schemes and the use of 555 timers and op-amps for decoding.
Understanding and Implementing Brant’s Tests in Ordinal Logistic Regression with Python. This article details the proportional odds model for ordinal logistic regression, its assumptions, and methods to assess the proportional odds assumption using likelihood ratio tests and separate fits approaches, with Python implementation examples.
This article discusses a new paper outlining design patterns for mitigating prompt injection attacks in LLM agents. It details six patterns – Action-Selector, Plan-Then-Execute, LLM Map-Reduce, Dual LLM, Code-Then-Execute, and Context-Minimization – and emphasizes the need for trade-offs between agent utility and security by limiting the ability of agents to perform arbitrary tasks.
Atlassian announces Rovo Dev CLI, an agentic AI coding experience for developers in the command line, offering code understanding, development acceleration, Atlassian ecosystem integration, security features, and extensibility. It achieves state-of-the-art results on the SWE-bench benchmark.
This article compares three telemetry pipeline solutions – Cribl, Edge Delta, and DIY OpenTelemetry – based on scalability, performance, data management, intelligence, and cost. It details the strengths and weaknesses of each approach to help organizations choose the best solution for their observability and security data needs.
A step-by-step guide to develop a custom code-to-diagram MCP server, explaining the fundamentals of Model Context Protocol and its components with a practical example.
This article details how Grammarly's marketing team utilizes Grammarly throughout the entire content creation process, from ideation and strategy to drafting, refining, and enhancing content. It highlights the benefits of using Grammarly for brainstorming, aligning messaging, improving clarity, and adapting content to specific goals. It also touches on how Grammarly helps maintain brand consistency and compliance.
This article lists and ranks the top Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers on GitHub as of June 2025, highlighting their capabilities and emphasizing the importance of security when granting agents access to sensitive data. It positions Pomerium as a solution for enforcing policy and securing agentic access to MCP servers.
|**GitHub Repository** |**Description** |
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| github/github-mcp-server | Manages GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions with identity & permissions. |
| microsoft/playwright-mcp | Triggers browser automation tasks (QA, scraping, testing). |
| awslabs/mcp | Exposes AWS documentation, billing data, and service metadata. |
| hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server | Secure access to Terraform providers and modules. |
| dbt-labs/dbt-mcp | Exposes dbt’s semantic layer and CLI commands. |
| getsentry/sentry-mcp | Access to Sentry error tracking and performance telemetry. |
| mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server | Interacts with MongoDB and Atlas instances securely. |
| StarRocks/mcp-server-starrocks | Brings MCP to the StarRocks SQL engine. |
| vantage-sh/vantage-mcp-server |Focuses on cloud cost visibility. |
|**GitHub Repository** |**Description** |
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| github/github-mcp-server | Manages GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions with identity & permissions. |
| microsoft/playwright-mcp | Triggers browser automation tasks (QA, scraping, testing). |
| awslabs/mcp | Exposes AWS documentation, billing data, and service metadata. |
| hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server | Secure access to Terraform providers and modules. |
| dbt-labs/dbt-mcp | Exposes dbt’s semantic layer and CLI commands. |
| getsentry/sentry-mcp | Access to Sentry error tracking and performance telemetry. |
| mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server | Interacts with MongoDB and Atlas instances securely. |
| StarRocks/mcp-server-starrocks | Brings MCP to the StarRocks SQL engine. |
| vantage-sh/vantage-mcp-server |Focuses on cloud cost visibility. |
Versioning strategies that prevent cascade failures across service boundaries. This article details the importance of schema evolution in microservices, the problems it can cause, and a four-pillar approach to managing it safely: Mandatory Versioning, Expand-and-Contract Migration, Consumer Impact Analysis, and Gradual Rollout with Circuit Breakers. It also includes AWS-specific implementation strategies and advanced patterns.
This article discusses efforts to reconstruct Shakespeare's original pronunciation, focusing on experiments at the Globe Theatre and the linguistic evidence used to inform these reconstructions. It details three key types of evidence: contemporary observations, spellings, and rhymes/puns that only work in the original pronunciation.
